Gays, Abortion, School prayer: Absent from House Republican’s “American Families Agenda”
“This may not be the family agenda you expected from Republicans…. In the past, the Republican agenda for families was about social issues. This is more straightforward, talking to families where they are, not where you want them to be.”
Kay Granger (R-Texas), as quoted on CQ Politics, which notes that the House GOP has proposed a campaign agenda for American families and has purposefully left out all of the “red meat” issues like banning same-sex marriage, abortion and flag burning, or allowing prayer in schools. It is speculated that the de-emphasizing strategy is to appeal to moderates and may be taking a cue from Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s similar perceived softening of Democrats positions social issues. (CQ Politics)
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